You might have heard about high compression ratios, but what exactly are they, and what kind of effect do they have on an ...

The McLaren boss suggested the pre-season talk was much ado about nothing ahead of the season opener.

Another term which has come up a lot in the build-up to the 2026 season is ‘compression ratio’. This is the ratio between the ...

Motorsport Week Deputy Editor James Phillips discusses the forthcoming summertime Formula 1 rule tweak that could hurt ...

A Formula 1 rules revolution is making cars lighter and smaller for 2026, with more electrical power. After the biggest ...

A gasoline piston engine that can dynamically change its compression ratio —that is, the amount by which the piston squeezes the fuel-air mixture in the cylinder—has long been a holy grail of engine ...

The FIA have confirmed that new rules will be in place to prevent compression ratios going above 16:1 effectively closing a ...

Increasing an engine’s compression ratio is a proven way of unlocking extra horsepower, but there’s a point of diminishing returns. The team at Garage 54, the Russian mechanics who built a V16 using ...

In December, it emerged that Mercedes had found a possible loophole in the rules that could lead to a performance advantage.

A political firestorm has been brewing in Formula 1 in recent weeks and months over whether engine manufacturers have found a loophole in the new 2026 technical regulations. Mercedes and Red Bull may ...

A decision has been reached on the geometric compression ratios ...

As a concept, the internal combustion engine is as old as dirt. To our luck, the ICE is still relevant nowadays thanks to engineering developments such as direct injection, cylinder deactivation, stop ...